Prayers and Meditations — §582
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 582 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ اعْتَرَفْتُ بِكَ فِي أَيَّامِكَ وَأَقْبَلْتُ إِلى شاطِئِ تَوْحِيدِكَ مُعْتَرِفًا بِفَرْدانِيَّتِكَ وَمُذْعِنًا بِوَحْدانِيَّتِكَ وَآمِلاً عَفْوَكَ وَغُفْرانَكَ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشاءُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ العَزيزُ الغَفُورُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I am, O my God, Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I have recognized Thy truth in Thy days, and have directed my steps towards the shores of Thy oneness, confessing Thy singleness, acknowledging Thy unity, and hoping for Thy forgiveness and pardon. Powerful art Thou to do what Thou willest; no God is there beside Thee, the All-Glorious, the Ever-Forgiving.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: mankindfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §171: worshiperskitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: oppressorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: among Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §23: of the servants
SE expanded to “and the son”
acknowledged 60% have 40%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the fragrancegleaningsGWB §118: comprehendedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: unrenownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: wisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: ye may be made
SE expanded to “have directed my steps”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: returnfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §475: fix thy gazekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: yesterday,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: and fittablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the concord andfire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §390: eachkitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: The oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: adoretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: dust
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: One, the Incomparablefire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §384: singlenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Thine own eyetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Peerlesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §49: alone
gleaningsGWB §361: acknowledged His truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: submitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: acknowledgingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: confessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §417: to recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: acknowledged Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: recognizingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: testifying
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: hopegleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my hopethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: OF DESIREepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: cherish the hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: consider and reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: hoping
forgiveness 83% dawning-place 17%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: dawning-place of Thy forgivenessgleaningsGWB §257: forgivekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: forgivenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: remittedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: Thy forgivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §66: “All forgivenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §71: the All-Pardoner
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Ever-Forgivingfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §463: forgivenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: remissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: O Thou Who forgivestwill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: PardonergleaningsGWB §216: Forgiving
SE rendered عَفْوَكَ (ʿafwak), وَغُفْرانَكَ (waghufrának), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), المُقْتَدِرُ (al-muqtadir) as “Thy forgiveness, and pardon, Powerful”
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Thine omnipotencefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §358: according tokitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: Ponder for a momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: had been preordainedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: thingsgleaningsGWB §257: that willethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: thing aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: Whose willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy Will
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: sovereignty and gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §471: highkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: to Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark of
